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Multicomponent analysis of the pancreatic adenocarcinoma progression model using a pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia tissue microarray

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Maitra, Anirban, Adsay, N Volkan, Argani, Pedram, Iacobuzio-Donahue, Christine, De Marzo, Angelo, Cameron, John L, Yeo, Charles J, Hruban, Ralph H·2003·Modern Pathology

Abstract

A multistep model for pancreatic adenocarcinoma has been proposed recently. In this model, well-defined, noninvasive ductal lesions are recognized as precursors of invasive cancer and have been classified under the nomenclature of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, or PanIN. Increasing evidence suggests that PanINs represent true neoplasms of the pancreatic ductal epithelium, accumulating histologic and genetic abnormalities in their progression toward invasive cancer. We have constructed a tissue microarray containing 55 PanIN lesions of all histologic grades in order to perform a multicomponent analysis of the pancreatic adenocarcinoma progression model. The protein products of 14 genes encompassing a variety of functional classes, such as tumor suppressor genes (p53, Smad4/Dpc4), oncogenes (beta-catenin), cell cycle antigens (p16, cyclin D1), proliferation antigens (Ki-67, topoisomerase II alpha), and epithelial apomucins (MUC1, MUC2, MUC5), as well as "novel" genes described as differentially up-regulated in invasive pancreas cancer by global microarray expression analysis (mesothelin, prostate stem cell antigen, fascin, and 14-3-3varsigma), were analyzed by immunohistochemistry on the PanIN tissue microarray. Comparison of the results from the current study with previously published data performed on routine histologic sections of PanINs demonstrates that tissue microarrays are a valid platform for molecular analysis not only of invasive cancers but of precursor lesions as well. In addition, this study demonstrates that molecular abnormalities in PanINs are not random but can usually be stratified into "early" changes (e.g., expression of MUC5 and prostate stem antigen, or loss of p16), "intermediate" changes (e.g., expression of cyclin D1), and "late" changes (e.g., expression of p53, proliferation antigens, MUC1, mesothelin, and 14-3-3varsigma, or loss of Smad4/Dpc4). Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of precursor lesions of invasive pancreatic adenocarcinomas using a high-throughput tissue microarray-based approach is a valuable adjunct to designing rational strategies for early detection of this lethal neoplasm.

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  • A putative pathological progression model for PDAC, analogous to the colon adenoma-carcinoma model, was developed from early molecular profiling and histology.

    “Early molecular profiling coupled with histology allowed for the development of a putative pathological progression model; analogous to the adenoma-carcinoma model in the colon23”

    From Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

  • TP53 and SMAD4 alterations typically occur late in multistep progression, usually in high-grade lesions or cancer in both PanINs and IPMNs.

    “The temporal appearance of these alterations during multistep progression suggests that TP53 and SMAD4 typically occur late, usually in the setting of high-grade lesions or cancer in both PanINs and IPMNs23,51.”

    From Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

  • About 40% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas have both mutated TP53 and deleted ARF.

    “For example, approximately 40% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas have mutated TP53 and deleted ARF (Heinmoller, et al., 2000; Hustinx, et al., 2005; Maitra, et al., 2003).”

    From The Mdm network and its regulation of p53 activities: a rheostat of cancer risk (2014) · cites this paper as Maitra, et al., 2003

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Authors
Maitra, A., Adsay, N. V., Argani, P., Iacobuzio-Donahue, C., De Marzo, A., Cameron, J. L., Yeo, C. J., & Hruban, R. H.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Maitra, Anirban
Venue
Modern Pathology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-09
Volume
16
Issue
9
Pages
902-912
ISSN
0893-3952 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1980447806
Cited by
429
References
95
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Modern Pathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P50CA-62924, P50CA062924)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
Keywords
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, tumor progression, precursor lesions, tissue microarray, molecular pathogenesis, p53, β-catenin, p16, cyclin D1, Ki-67, TOP2A, MUC1, MUC2, mesothelin, prostate stem cell antigen, fascin, 14-3-3 sigma, early detection
MeSH terms
Adenocarcinoma, Carcinoma in Situ, DNA, Neoplasm, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Precancerous Conditions, Biomarkers, Tumor, Disease Progression

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